Will Denver International Airport be the site of Colorado’s first nuclear power station in the 36 years since the shutdown of the Ft. Saint Vrain reactor in 1989?

That’s what airport officials want to find out, and here’s information on the questions about the proposal.

DIA announced Thursday the start of a $1.25 million investigation into the possibility of building a small modular nuclear reactor power station on its 34,000-acre campus to meet its expected power needs independently into the indefinite future, serving its anticipated 120 million passengers by 2045.

The airport currently uses about 45 megawatts of energy and has “nearly 50 megawatts” of solar energy available from its more than 200 acres of solar panels. The airport thinks it might need up to 400 megawatts in the future

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